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Meet the Team - Dr. Leanne Jones

Meet the Team - Dr. Leanne Jones

This month we meet Leanne Jones, Metallurgist at Brookes Bell. Leanne recently joined the group’s metallurgy team, bringing a strong academic background in materials science and advanced

DNV and WMMF Launch Shipowners’ Net-Zero Guide

DNV and WMMF Launch Shipowners’ Net-Zero Guide

Classification society DNV and the World Maritime Merchants Forum (WMMF) ESG team have published a new guide designed to help shipping companies navigate the transition towards net-zero. The

Piracy Issues

Piracy remains a very real and serious issue for the shipping industry. Spreading beyond the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, our experience of investigating and managing piracy issues has

From Flake to Failure: The Cost of Ignoring Modern Marine Coatings Challenges

From Flake to Failure: The Cost of Ignoring Modern Marine Coatings Challenges

Maintaining a vessel’s protective coatings is essential for its longevity and operational efficiency. Despite representing up to just 2% of a ship’s newbuild cost, hull coatings can determine a

Biofouling Assessment Services

Biofouling Assessment Services

Biofouling is not only an environmental problem, contributing to the distribution of invasive aquatic species, but also an operational one, leading to reduced vessel speeds, fuel over-consumption,

Evidence First: Why Method Matters in Fire Investigation

Evidence First: Why Method Matters in Fire Investigation

When a fire breaks out on board a vessel, carrying out a thorough investigation is an important step once it is safe to do so.  While conducting an investigation soon after the incident can

Corrosion and Safety Services

Corrosion and Safety Services

Our Tanktainer Team, based in the UK and across Asia, are able to carry out a review of your dangerous goods queries.  We also have corrosion experts and metallurgists who can address

Investigating welding failures

Investigating welding failures

The failure of a structural weld in a ship, offshore platform or other steel structure has the potential to be catastrophic as well as costly.  Often, it fuels a dispute between the asset owner

Steering Gear, Rudder and Propeller Incidents

Steering gear failures, rudder issues and propeller incidents can all have catastrophic, and fatal, consequences. Whilst these failures can be somewhat mitigated during the design and

Grain, Food and Feed: Cargo Claims and Quality Disputes

For over a century, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, lawyers, average adjusters and many others have trusted Brookes Bell to provide the expertise, knowledge and know-how to solve cargo